The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-03-10

the port of New York, by getting his canal
boats in the way of other vessels, better than
the whole navy Of the United States.
PRESIDENT cLEvELAND's ADMINISTRATION.
In few days more two years of the ad-
ministration of President Cleveland-(con-
tinued applause and cheers)-will have ex-
pired. 1t must be conceded ON every hand
that the country has had the benefit Of an
honest and economical administration Of
the government (Applause) The in
tegrity and sincerity of the president
has never been questioned by his most
bitter opponents; the laws have been
faithfully executed; the revenues have been
collected with increased fidelity and dill
gence; the expenses Of the government have
been reduced; our foreign affairs have been
conducted with conservatism and dignity;
our finances are in prosperous condition;
the liberties of the colored people have not
been jeopardized, but protected-(applause)-
free trade has not ruined the country
laughter)-the Confederate debt has not
been assumed nor the national debt re-
pudiated-all of which was predicted by our
Acknowledgements business inter-
ests of the country seem to be fairly satisfied;
the hard times are slowly but surely passing
away; sectional animosities are fast disap-
pearing; the ''New South" of which the
eloquent Grady recently spoke so grandly-
Qoud applause)-is booming with activity
and enterprise, and our great metropolis Is
reaping the benefit Of an increased and in
creasing southern trade; in brief, the
country has had no reason to regret the adj
vent of the Democratic party into power, and
it cannot be denied but that its administra-
ton of public affairs has been highly credit
able, greatly advancing the prosperity and
welfare Of the whole people. (Applause)
" A MORE VIGOROUS AND AGGRESSIVE DE
O MocRACY,"
If l were to make any suggestions upon
this occasion, 1 should only urge upon our
party friends such action as will tend to the
encouragement or development of a more
vigorous and aggressive Democratic every
where. (Applause.) The Democratic banner
should be nailed to the outer wall, t, at all
men may see our colors and know under
which flag we fight. (Applause) believe
that the best interests Of the country are to
tbe subserved by Democratic rule, and we
should not be ashamed to say So (Applause)
We have no apologies to make, because we
believe in the princples of our party. 1--WE
are now as we ever have been-for measures,
not for men, We pin our faith upon no
mans coat sleete"
The promises Of our platform on which we
obtained power should be religiously OBJ
served The selfish and partisan legislation
Of our adversaries should be promptly re-
pealed wherever we have the opportunity The
tenure of office act, passed In 1857 only to annoy
and hinder an honest president whom they re-
garded as obstreperous because he was honest,
should be blotted from the statute book. Zap
plause) My friend Gen. Black tells me that
the bill has been passed by the house
within a few days (Applause) The federal
election law, providing for federal supervisors
and marshals to supervise and control our
elections in sovereign states which is a relic Of
arbitrary and unnecessary war legislation, should
also be repealed. (Applause) It makes no diff
ference that this patronage is now in our hands;
the law should not be permitted to remain. Zap
plause) Its enforcement is a useless waste Of the
peoples money, and question Of principle is in
volved which should always be regarded as more
Important than mere party patronage. Zap
plause.) The enormous and unnecessary rev.
enues of the country, taken from the people by
indirect taxation, should be reduced.
: There may be differences Of opinion as to de-
tails, and our party is broad and generous enough
to tolerate them but upon the main question
there ought not to be any dispute. Those differ
ences should be harmonized and adjusted in a
spirit of unsesh patriotism, to the end that some
practical measure Of relief, embodying the things
upon which all can well agree, may be speedily
enacted, and thereby the honor and credit Of our
party may be advanced, our pledges redeemed
and the good Of the country subserved ZAP
plauAe)
REDUCE TAXATION.
If my voice could reach our friends everywhere
would urge in reference to these questions the
adoption Of that policy which teaches I'm essen
tas, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; and in all
things charity" Gong continued applause.)
Mr.. Foster, the president of the Republican club.
said at the Lincoln dinner This club is to pro
mote the principles Of the Republican party.
These include taxation which is protection alike
tosthe wage Garner and the wage payer" laugh
ter.j This admission has at least the merit of
frankness. 1t has heretofore been difficult to
discover how taxation of itself could
protect anybody. Qaughter) If taxation
Is protection - Qaughter) then it must
follow that the greater the taxation
che greater the protection. This doctriue may be
popular with those who used to contend that a
public debt was public blessing, and hence the
greater the debt the greater the blessing; but it
was believed that this theory had long since been
exploded Protecting a wage Garner by taxing
him is like farmer going to mill upon horse
back putting his bag of grain upon his shoulders
In order to relieve the horse Uaughter)
Taxation is burden, and it cannot be made
lighter or more acceptable by calling it something
else This argument in favor of a protection
which does not in fact protect is on par with
the demand of a few proprietors Of heuneries, de-
scribed in The Evening Post who have insisted
upon tax or an import duty upon eggs in order
to protect our American hens from the Internal
activity of the pauper hens Of Europe. (Contin-
ued laughter and applause)
GOVERNOR HILLS VIEW OF PARTY POLICY
1t is especially desirable that as party we pur-
sue, as against common enemy, a bold and ag-
gressive policy and course of action l dislike
hypocrisy in politics. and would not do indirectly
what would not do directly l would remove
Republicans from office in proper cases. not upon
technical or trumped up charges or false grounds
but because they are Republicans and are
opposed to the principles of my party
and to Its success, and their retention in
important places is detrimental to the public In
terests which we seek to promote. Let us re-
call the closing words of that famous St. Louis
platform Of 1915, substantially dictated by Mr.
Tilden HIMSELF I'VE demand a change of system,
a change Of administration, O change Of parties,
that we may have change of measures and Of
men," (Applause) That same admirable plat
form tersely declared that "all in authority are
the peoples servants. Their Offices are not a
private perquisite, they are a public trust"
Applause) The peoples servants should repre-
sent the sentiments Of the people, The faithful
fulfIlment of their official trust demands their
adherence and devotion to the principles approved
in their election or involved in their appointment
This is not only common sense, but it is honor
able politics; but politics in its best sense lis the
science Of government" (Applause)
LINCOLN NO MORE SPOKESMAN THAN JACKSON.
stand here TO defend Abraham Lincoln-(ap-
plause)-from the charge of being spokesman"
although the fact remains that upon his advent TO
power he soon removed every Democratic office
holder In every northern state and did it while the
country was in the very throes Of war and while
Democratic soldiers in countless numbers were
marching to the front to preserve an imperiled
Union lApplauseO In a speech delivered bY a